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School for Advanced Research

EIN 85-0125045Education New Mexico Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting the professionalization of anthropology and the recognition of Southwestern Native American arts and artists

SAR supports innovative research and public education through seminars, lectures, and residential fellowships focused on the comparative, historically informed study of human societies; promotes Indigenous creativity through artist residencies; and stewards one of the world's finest research collections of Southwest Native American art.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.22Overall score
out of 100

83.35Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,323,112

Total expenses · USD$3,536,710

Program expenses

$2,450,940.03 recorded amount

69.3%

Fundraising expenses

$314,767.19 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$767,466.07 recorded amount

21.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael F. Brown
Recorded compensation: $213,217.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.02%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for School for Advanced Research
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	SAR supports innovative research and public education through seminars, lectures, and residential fellowships focused on the comparative, historically informed study of human societies; promotes Indigenous creativity through artist residencies; and stewards one of the world's finest research collections of Southwest Native American art.
`ein` EIN	85-0125045
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3536710.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.217
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.693
`fscore` Financial score	83.35
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael F. Brown
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	213217.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0602
`motto` Tagline	Promoting the professionalization of anthropology and the recognition of Southwestern Native American arts and artists
`name` Charity name	School for Advanced Research
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4323112.0
`score` Overall score	88.22
`state` State code	NM
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2450940.03
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	314767.19000000006
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	767466.07

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 85-0125045
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: New Mexico (NM)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.